Sersic galaxy models in weak lensing shape measurement: model bias, noise bias and their interaction
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Measurement and calibration of noise bias in weak lensing galaxy shape estimation
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0035-8711,1365-2966
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu588